MILAN, IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE MAGGIOLINI, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN WALNUT, ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
MILAN, IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE MAGGIOLINI, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular quarter-veneered top centred by a vase of flowers, above a frieze drawer inlaid with foliate sprays and ribbon-tied portrait medallions, all above two further drawers inlaid sans traverse and centred by a circular medallion with a classical couple
35¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide; 22¼ in. (56.4 cm) deep

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Lot Essay

This commode relates to the work of the Milanese cabinet-maker Giuseppe Maggiolini (1793-1814), Intarsiatore delle Altezze Reali. Maggiolini was one of the most celebrated Italian cabinet makers of the neo-classical period. He worked extensively for the aristocracy of Northern Italy, including Marchese Litta, who, along with the designer Giuseppe Levati, first recognised his talents as an intarsiatore in the 1760s. Maggiolini supervised the construction and furnishing projects of the Palazzo Ducale in Milan, the Villa Reale in Monza and the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua.

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